SirJohnKnatchbull, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1636.1 He was the son of SirNortonKnatchbull, 1st Bt. and DorothyWestrow.1 He married JaneMonins, daughter of SirEdwardMonins, 2nd Bt. and ElizabethStyle, on 17 January 1659.1 He died on 15 December 1696, without surviving male issue.1 He was buried at Mersham Hatch, Kent, EnglandG.1 He was a Commissioner of the office of Lord Privy Seal from 1650 to 1651.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for New Romney in 1660.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Kent between 1685 and 1695.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Knatchbull, of Mersham Hatch, co. Kent [E., 1641] on 5 February 1684/85.1